Evaluation results concluded that none of the data sources by themselves were capable of providing reliable estimates at the state level. The six data sources were: (1) Truck Inventory and Use Survey (TIUS) from the Bureau of the Census (2) Nationwide Truck Activity and Commodity Survey (NTACS) from the Bureau of the Census (3) National Truck Trip Information Survey (NTTIS) from the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute more » (UMTRI) (4) Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS) from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of Transportation (5) International Registration Plan (IRP) of the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) and (6) State fuel tax reports from each individual state and the International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA). This paper summarizes the evaluation results of six data sources in terms of their ability to estimate the number of commercial trucks operating in interstate commerce and their vehicle miles of travel (VMT) by carrier type and by state, and presents two cost-effective methodologies in estimating these parameters based on the evaluation results. TIUS, NTACS, and NTTIS are designed to provide data on the physical and operational characteristics of the Nation's truck population (or sub-population) HPMS is implemented to collect information on the physical and usage characteristics of various highway systems and state fuel tax reports and IRP are tax-oriented registrations. The six data sources are: (1) Truck Inventory and Use Survey (TIUS) from the Bureau of the Census, (2) nationwide truck activity and commodity survey (NTACS) from the Bureau of the Census, (3) National Truck Trip Information Survey (NTTIS) from the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI), (4) highway performance monitoring system (HPMS) from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department more » of Transportation, (5) state fuel tax reports from each individual state and the international fuel tax agreement (IFTA), and (6) International Registration Plan (IRP) of the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA). This memorandum summarizes the evaluation results of six data sources in terms of their ability to estimate the number of commercial trucks operating in interstate commerce and their vehicle miles of travel (VMT) by carrier type and by state. Until alternatives exist, the traditional system of highway funding through registration fees and fuel taxes remains the most efficient way to fund critical highway projects, says ATA.= , Currently there is no readily available alternative to diesel fuel for over-the-road trucks, so diesel consumption remains relatively stable." " Finding an alternative to the federal tax on gasoline is a far more urgent need than finding an alternative to the fuel tax on diesel. The federal fuel tax collected at the pump - 18.4 cents per gallon of gasoline and 24.4 cents per gallon of diesel - "has long been the most equitable, low-cost method of funding highway infrastructure," says Pitcher. Both the ATA and the Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association were quick to voice their opposition. shift to a mileage-based usage fee by 2020. The National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission last year recommended that the U.S. "Keeping track of a gallon of fuel, a valuable, tangible product, is far easier than keeping track of a mile traveled." "Imagine the bureaucracy needed to oversee and collect VMT fees from millions of highway users," Pitcher said. All but four states currently rely on a combination of truck registration fees and fuel taxes as the most efficient, cost-effective way to raise money to build and repair roads, he said. More than 20 states have already repealed WDTs as outdated and ineffective. Pitcher said the industry regards a VMT tax as a weight-distance tax (WDT). Historically, VMTs have proven costly to administer, enforce, and to comply with, American Trucking Associations Vice President Bob Pitcher said today at the Symposium on Mileage-Based User Fees in Minneapolis. MINNEAPOLIS - The American trucking industry will strongly oppose a Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) tax proposal.
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